’Abhi party hai…’: How WhatsApp texts but missed calls nailed Merchant Navy officer’s wife in murder case

Days after Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput was killed allegedly by his wife and her lover in Uttar Pradesh, chilling details are coming to the fore with his sister Chinki getting WhatsApp messages from his number, asking if she would be in Meerut for Holi, reported NDTV.

According to the report, Saurabh, who had come home on 4 March and was missing since then, was killed by his wife Muskaan and her boyfriend Sahil, and pieces of his body were buried in a plastic drum full of cement.

However, his sister received a WhatsApp message from his number on 6 March asking if she would be in Meerut for Holi. She replied yes. She also received another message in which Saurabh mentioned he was away and would only return after Holi.

Now, details are coming out from Merchant Navy officer’s family that Saurabh’s wife Muskaan sent those messages. Though the family members received messages from his number, he was not taking their calls.

Concerned and worried about Saurabh, the family members filed a police complaint. When police questioned Muskaan and Sahil, the their extramarital affair and Saurabh’s brutal murder came to the fore.

Earlier on 24 February, Saurabh, who was in London for work, came home for his six-year-old daughter’s birthday and was staying in a rented house with Muskaan after differences with his family.

The report said that Saurabh was seen taking his daughter to school for some days. On not being seen for few days, people questioned Muskaan, to which she replied that he had gone to the hills for a short break. But later it was revealed Muskaan and Sahil had stabbed Saurabh to death, chopped his body into 15 pieces and buried it in cement.

How did the crime come to light?

The crime came to light due to a foul smell and when information about merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput going missing on 4 March was received.

“An investigation was launched upon receiving information about the matter,” ASP Ayush Vikram Singh was quoted by News18 as saying.

Accused confess to crime:

“During the questioning, Sahil confessed that on 4 March, he and Muskaan stabbed Saurabh to death. They dismembered the body, put it in a drum and sealed it with cement. Police have recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem,” ASP Ayush Vikram Singh added.

The police said that the accused, Sahil and Muskan, have been arrested and an FIR has been registered against them. Further probe is underway.